Amenemhat I

Amenemhat I (died 1962 BC) was the Pharaoh of Middle Kingdom Egypt from 1991 BC to 1962 BC, succeeding Mentuhotep IV and preceding Senusret I.

Biography
Amenemhat was the son of Senusret and Neferet, and he served as vizier to Pharaoh Mentuhotep IV. He led an expedition to Wadi Hammamat before overthrowing Mentuhotep from power, assuming the throne despite his lack of royal blood. Not long after Abraham and his family moved from Haran to Canaan in 1983 BC, famine broke out, so Abraham took his family to Egypt in search of shelter. He introduced his beautiful wife Sarah to Amenemhat as his sister so that nobody would attempt kill him out of jealousy, and the Pharaoh decided to send Abraham livestock and servants after Sarah met with him. However, when he discovered that Abraham and Sarah were married, he chose not to take Sarah as his own wife and had Abraham and his family leave Egypt with their goods. Amenemhat would be murdered in 1962 BC, and Senusret I became the new Pharaoh.